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The sun rose in the east, and Meng Haigong and Han Yao each commanded their posts and attacked Rencheng from the east and west.

After many days of fighting, the defenders of Rencheng have basically figured out the strength of the rebels, knowing that the so-called attack of the rebels is just a bluff, and the threat to Rencheng is not great, plus Duan Wencao and the main force of the Lu army are outside Ningyang City, dozens of miles away, if Rencheng is in distress, you can give an alarm, and the scouts guarding the Huanshui River will report Duan Wencao urgently, and the reinforcements will be able to kill the city in a few hours. Therefore, the defenders of Rencheng were very confident, did not pay attention to the attacks of the rebels, and gradually became psychologically slack. Since you are bluffing to attack, I will respond to the story in vain, perfunctory, and everyone consumes each other to see who can consume whom.

Today, the rebels, as always, attacked again, and the defenders divided into two routes, held the city, and after careful observation, confirmed that the thief army was still bluffing, only thunder and no rain, so they relaxed their vigilance. This relaxation did not matter, the two rebel armies suddenly advanced under the moat, erected ladder bridges, and then assault squads carried ladders, flew over the moat, rushed to the city walls, erected ladders and launched a fierce attack.

Only then did the defenders realize that they had been tricked, and the "bluff" of the rebels before was obviously a paralyzing technique, and when the defenders in the city were slack, the rebels suddenly attacked and caught them off guard. The defenders in the city were panicked, in a hurry, and the chaos was not in order, but fortunately, the strength of the rebel army was also limited, and the siege methods were very monotonous, and the two sides were evenly matched in a hurry.

Just when the battle between the east and west cities was in full swing, Li Fengyun commanded the Cangtou army to suddenly kill outside the southern city.

The number of defenders in Nancheng was very small, and when they saw the rebels coming overwhelmingly, they were terrified, and 100,000 people urgently asked the regiment owner for help and the Rencheng County Government for help. At this moment, the regiment commander who was responsible for defending Rencheng was commanding the army in Dongcheng to fight hard to stop the rebel army Han Yao, while the county commander and county lieutenant of Rencheng were in Xicheng commanding the soldiers of the township regiment to fight bloodily with Meng Haigong's Jiyin Righteous Army, and the two sides had neither the strength nor the time to support Nancheng. In addition, after this period of fighting with the rebels, they basically had an understanding of the strength of the rebels outside the city, and took it for granted that the army attacking the southern city was fake, and it was a temporary patchwork of the old, weak, sick and disabled who followed the rebels, and it was a suspicious tactic to induce the defenders in the city to divide their troops to support. The defenders in the city were originally small, one point in three directions, and the defensive force in any direction was too thin, so as long as the rebels concentrated the main force to storm one place, they would be able to seize the opportunity to capture the city.

The siege equipment of the Cangtou army is very complete, and the soldiers have a lot of siege experience. As soon as the war drums beat and the big horns sounded, the soldiers of the eight regiments swarmed up, the archers covered the city wall with arrows, the assault team set up a ladder bridge over the moat, and then a group of soldiers crossed the moat, erected a ladder, and rushed to the city wall like a shocking wave in the deafening sound of killing, and in an instant destroyed the defense of the officers and soldiers and entered the city.

The city of Ren fell.

The defenders in the city were in chaos, and one by one the wolves rushed and fled.

The beacon tower on the west tower was burning, and thick smoke rose into the sky. The official and military scouts on the Zhushui River were shocked and urgently called Duan Wencao.

Duan Wencao received the warning and disagreed. The thief is at the end of his rope and has to struggle a few times. But soon, the head of the Linghe Township Regiment of Rencheng County came galloping with more than a dozen remnants of the defeated generals. Duan Wencao was very shocked that Rencheng had fallen and was captured by thieves, and more than 600 soldiers of the township regiment were killed and wounded, and the resulting changes in the battle situation were even more unfavorable to the officers and soldiers. How so? How can it be reversed in an instant?

Duan Wencao forced his composure and stood in front of the map without saying a word for a long time.

Niu Jinda was embarrassed and indignant. Hit the plan, everyone was tricked, who would have thought that the target of the white thief was Rencheng, which was close at hand. Rencheng fell, the tide of battle reversed, now the official army is very passive, if the division of troops to fight Rencheng, then the thieves are treacherous, and the thieves are waiting for the officers and soldiers to divide their troops, so that each can be broken. Regardless of the division of troops, concentrate all the main forces to fight Rencheng, then it is inevitable to abandon Ningyang City, so that the thief army in Ningyang City can get out of trouble, and after getting out of trouble, the thieves of Han Jinluo will inevitably cooperate with the main force of the thief army in Rencheng, and attack the official army before and after, and the official army is in danger of defeat. Once the official army is defeated and has to retreat to the flawed hill, the thieves will inevitably sweep through most of Lu County, and at that time the entire Qilu situation will undergo drastic changes, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

How should the next battle be fought?

Duan Wencao put his hands behind his back and paced slowly in the tent. He thought of Xu Shiren first. Did Xu Shiren betray and join the thieves, or was he recognized by the thieves and cleverly used by the thieves? Or is it just a coincidence that Xu Shiren did not betray himself and was not recognized by thieves about his true identity? The evidence that really convinced himself that the white thief withdrew to Mengshan came from Kong Zhongqing in the flawed hill, but in fact, even if there was no news of Kong Zhongqing, he would not have thought that the white thief would quietly kill Rencheng. How did the white thief hide his traces and kill Ren City? Duan Wencao thought of Zhang Xutuo. At the beginning, Zhang Xutuo was crossing the Wenshui River, making a big circle around the Yellow Flood area northeast of Juyeze, and quietly hiding in Maodudian, and it is estimated that the white thief also walked this way. It can be inferred in this way that Xu Shiren is still reliable, and Shuai Rentai's surrender is also credible, but there are a considerable number of people in the thief army who insist on fighting against themselves to the end, and the surrender of the city is not an easy thing, it requires careful planning and appropriate timing, and these all take time, but what he lacks is time.

I never found the best time to forcibly attack the city. Before, the white thief had just been stationed in Gangcheng, which was only a few dozen miles away from him, but now he captured Rencheng, grabbed food, stabilized the morale of the army, and the threat to himself was even greater. Duan Wencao couldn't help but sigh in a low voice. Since Zhang Xutuo left, the trap of Ningyang City did not trap the traitor, but trapped himself, so that now he is tied up and at a loss.

"Tell Xu Shiren and order him to try his best to persuade Shuai Rentai to open the city gate in the shortest possible time." Duan Wencao turned to look at Niu Jinda and waved his hand vigorously, "Now only by conquering Ningyang can we reverse the tide of the battle, but the white thief is eyeing Rencheng, if we forcibly attack the city, he will inevitably attack our back, so now we can only count on Xu Shiren and Shuai Rentai." ”

Niu Jinda hesitated. Is Xu Shiren reliable? Did Shuai Rentai really surrender? If Xu Shiren has been exposed and Shuai Rentai is a fake surrender, then when the city gate is opened, that is, the moment when the Lu army falls into the abyss of death, it is too dangerous.

However, after the fall of Rencheng, the main force of the White Thieves and the Cangtou Army not only continued to threaten the officers and troops outside Ningyang City, but also began to threaten the safety of Fubianqiu. Now the official army is still restrained by Ningyang, unable to move, and the white thief can free his hand, on the battlefield of the southern line of Lu County, to Zou Cheng, Pingyang line to move a fierce attack, once Xiao Hao can not support, defeated Pengcheng, then the north and south lines of Lu County are all lost, the thief army not only grabbed the grain, alleviated the food crisis, but also occupied a large amount of territory, can quickly grow stronger. The expansion of the thief army has a fatal impact on Qilu Xingshì, not to mention that Duan Wencao can't afford this responsibility, and Zhou Fashang, the Qiao Gong of the Right Waiting Guard's Mansion, also can't afford this responsibility, you can imagine how bad the situation will be in the future.

Duan Wencao was brought to the edge of the cliff by his own narrow self-interest and arrogance, and further into the abyss, at this moment he had no way back, even if Ningyang City was a death trap, he could only give up his life.

Niu Jinda's expression was heavy, and he nodded slowly, "What if Shuai Rentai drags it out again and again?" The news of the white thieves' capture of Rencheng will soon reach Ningyang City, and the morale of the thief army will be greatly boosted, and Shuai Rentai will definitely hesitate and look ahead. Envoy, the battle situation is not in my favor, we can't afford to drag it out, once Xiao Hao is defeated and retreats to Pengcheng, all the cities on the southern front are lost, and it will be difficult to save. ”

Duan Wencao thought for a long time and asked, "What will be the plan?" ”

"Attack, resolutely attack, attack frantically regardless of the cost." Niu Jinda's eyes were murderous, and his momentum was fierce, "At this moment of passivity, only by striking hard at the traitors in the city, beating them to the point of dying, and losing the strength to move, can we seize a trace of initiative from passivity." At that time, if the white thief leads the army to Ningyang, our army will just plan the plan, and when the thief army in the city has lost the power to counterattack, there will be no distractions, and we will do our best to meet the white thief and fight with it. ”

This is a way of fighting with life and burning jade, Duan Wencao will not take a risk at all because he must take into account various interests, and only Niu Jinda, the official of Yingyang Mansion, dares to be so decisive from a purely military point of view.

Duan Wencao secretly smiled bitterly. I have to say that under the current situation, this is the only way to be simple and effective, one force to reduce ten times, I will defeat you with absolute strength, and any conspiracy and trickery will be wiped out in the face of absolute strength.

"Envoy, if you want Shuai Rentai to surrender the city, the only way to destroy all his hopes is to destroy him." Niu Jinda saw Duan Wencao silent, and continued to speak, "If you want to destroy all the hope of the thief army in the city, the only way to do it is to attack, attack violently, suffocate them, make them despair, let them collapse, make them lose their minds in blood and death, and have to kneel down and beg for their lives in order to survive." ”

"Our strength does not have an absolute advantage compared with the thief army in the city, and in this case, attacking the fortification will definitely kill 800 enemies, lose 1,000 ourselves, and burn all the jade." Duan Wencao sighed, "If we have lost too much, and we are scarred and exhausted, what can we do to defeat the white thief who is waiting for work? ”

Duan Wencao's stubborn idea of preserving his strength made Niu Jinda angry, "Envoy, once the stalemate is too long, all the cities on the southern line will be lost, and the strength of the white thief will expand rapidly, and the final situation will still be out of control." ”

Duan Wencao waved his hand at Niu Jinda, signaling him not to say anything more, and let him think about it carefully.

After a long period of repeated considerations, Duan Wencao decided to adopt part of Niu Jinda's construction and attack first, putting heavy pressure on the thief army in the city, forcing Shuai Rentai to make a painful decision to surrender the city. As long as the city gate is opened, the official army will be able to capture the city, so that it can not only get twice the result with half the effort, but also turn the tide of the war, why not?

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